In other table games the limit is usually $10,000. For customers off the street, the biggest bet a nice casino will take is usually $150,000 in baccarat, on player or banker. Las Vegas casinos are surprisingly risk averse, and don't like taking big bets. I think it was planned in advance for a reality show on British television. If not, what's the record for biggest single bet?Īnd how high can a person off the street bet in the big high roller lounges?Īs far as I know, the largest bet taken by a Vegas casino was a million dollar bet on red in roulette at the Plaza.
Lie to Me, even more absurdly, had the main character bet a million dollars (of legal earned money) on double 0.ĭid a casino ever allow such a big single bet? I've seen in a few movies and TV shows (fictional, of course) an extremely large bet on the roulette table.įor example in Scorched a couple bet a million dollars (of stolen money) on black.